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Qi Guangyi led the cavalry to drive a group of barbarian soldiers towards the camp.

These barbarian soldiers lined up in long lines, and those in front and behind were connected by ropes to ensure that they would not escape.

In addition to these slave soldiers, some cavalry also drove cattle and sheep, which were all stolen from barbarian villages.

After landing in Jinzhou, they followed the plan to create chaos around Jinzhou and loot everything they could.

This was extremely effective, and the Chasseurs soon found themselves constantly being supported by cavalry.

However, Qi Guangyi was not nervous at all, because according to the time, it was time for Ye Qingyun to take Liaozhou City, which was equivalent to them smashing a nail into the hinterland of the barbarians.

And even if Liaozhou City can't be defended, they can retreat to Beisha City and Haigu City, and evacuate through warships.

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario, but now everything is obviously developing unexpectedly smoothly, perhaps because Lu Fei attracted most of the barbarian cavalry, and the number of barbarian cavalry who came to support Jinzhou City was not large.

The barbarian soldiers they captured were small groups of cavalry that had come to their aid.

Before the sun set, Qi Guangyi and his party returned to the camp, and after they returned, a group of merchants immediately swarmed over with wolf-like eyes in their eyes.

Qi Guangyi's expression was unmoved, he was used to the greedy appearance of these merchants, in fact, the merchants had been waiting in the camp to trade with them these days.

The army was dispatched, and the grain route was important, and the most difficult thing for leading 30,000 cavalry to appear in Jinzhou this time was supply.

In order to fight the barbarians in Pingzhou City, most of the slaves were transporting grain, grass and ammunition for Lu Fei and others.

And in order to solve their supply problem, the emperor gave him an idea that no one had ever come before.

Before setting out on the expedition, the Chamber of Commerce summoned the merchants of the Great Chongqing Kingdom and told them that everything that the cavalry had looted in Jinzhou could be sold to them.

Of course, the premise is that they exchange the forage, grain, and silver of the war horses, so there will be such a scene in this camp tent.

"Commander Qi, this group of barbarian soldiers is good, all of them are very strong, and they are willing to pay ten taels of silver to buy each."

Ding Wu said to Qi Guangyi in a loud voice.

Now the most precious thing for the merchants of the Great Yu Kingdom is slaves, so when they learned that the captured barbarians could be slaves, they took the risk to rush here.

"Twelve taels." Qi Guangyi's tone was unquestionable, "In order to capture these slave soldiers alive, my soldiers have to put a lot of effort into it, and I have to give them some compensation. ”

Ding Wu's eyes rolled, even so, these strong slaves could be sold for about seventeen taels when they were transported back to Qingzhou, and he said, "Okay, twelve taels." ”

Qi Guangyi nodded with satisfaction, in addition to trading with merchants, this time the Ministry of Military Aircraft also promulgated a bounty system.

Thirty percent of the silver obtained from the Northern Expedition trade will be distributed equally among the soldiers, and this is the reason why the morale of the soldiers has increased over the past few days.

As soon as Ding Wu's words fell, the other merchants also gathered around, confirmed the price, and they quickly divided the three thousand slave soldiers captured.

In exchange, they sent slaves from ships to bring fodder, grain, meat, potatoes, and other things to the camp.

Then he brought down boxes of silver.

After receiving the silver, the commander of each division immediately came to collect it, and then distributed it to the soldiers layer by layer.

When they go out to loot that day, they can get silver at night, and the soldiers are in a happy mood, and it is the feelings of soldiers to serve the country loyally, but coupled with the drive of interests, they will maintain a high enthusiasm for war.

Seeing that the soldiers were happy, Qi Guangyi showed a smile.

In the past, the soldiers of the Great Yu Kingdom were very disgusted with war, because it not only delayed their farming, but also often suffered from the exploitation of their generals.

But now it's different, and it's clear that being a soldier can make more money than farming.

During the last Northern War, many outstanding soldiers received a large number of bounties, and with these bounties, they became the wealthy class of the local area, changing the image of the poor and cheap soldiers in the Great Chongqing State.

It is also for this reason that last year's conscription was very lively, and many young people rushed to become soldiers.

Shaking his head with a smile, Qi Guangyi returned to his tent, tomorrow will be another bloody day.

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Shanhaiguan.

Xiao Ming is writing the "Slave Act" of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, which will be implemented in the Great Chongqing Kingdom in order to clarify the status, ownership and punishment system of slaves.

Coming from modern times, Xiao Ming knows very well that slavery will eventually be abolished, but in this era, he cannot use modern ideas to deal with the problems of this era.

Because an epoch itself has the limitations of an epoch, and this limitation is manifested in the level of education received by the general public.

For example, his current attempt to persuade Europeans to stop colonization is almost as ridiculous as his attempt to persuade African cannibal tribes not to eat people.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming felt that there was no need to specialize in a world where slavery was rampant, so there was the current "Slave Act", because the influx of barbarian slaves in the future would inevitably bring all kinds of problems to the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

This bill is designed to address this issue.

"Your Majesty, General Niu has arrived."

While he was concentrating on writing, Qian Dafu walked in.

"Let him in." Xiao Ming put away his pen, he asked Niu Ben to come over, and every day he had to learn about the current war situation.

Qian Dafu went out, and after a while, Niu Ben walked in, because it was customary, Niu Ben saluted and said directly: "Your Majesty, today's Lu Fei's soldiers basically rushed to the gate of the city, but they were blocked back by the barbarian soldiers, but the barbarian slave soldiers consumed seventy-seven, eighty-eight, and the remaining barbarian soldiers are estimated to not last long, and now the barbarians are very impatient, and today the barbarian Datai Ji Wushugu led the cavalry to continuously impact the chariot camp along the road, and the soldiers in the camp suffered great casualties. ”

"The more crazy the barbarian cavalry, the more it means that they can't withstand it, this three-way attack, blooming everywhere in the hinterland of the barbarians, finally let the barbarians experience our mood when they are rampant in the Great Chongqing Country." Xiao Ming said coldly.

Niu Ben said: "What the emperor said is that if everything goes well, Ye Qingyun should now gain a firm foothold in Liaozhou City, and then we will take Pingzhou again, this Jinzhou is a lonely city, and it will be very simple to take it in the end." ”

Xiao Ming nodded when he heard this, and he said: "You want to storm Pingzhou City at any cost now, as long as this city is broken, the cavalry of the Wushu bone will be a rootless duckweed, and then you can only retreat to the grassland." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Niu Ben responded: "Give the old minister three more days, and the old minister will definitely take Pingzhou City!" ”